Four Sections of a Voussoir Arch
Architectural ElementsCoptic5th century

Four Sections of a Voussoir Arch

5th century

Description

Architectural fragments with two registers. The upper register contains an egg-and-leaf pattern and is bordered on its top edge by a narrow undecorated fillet. The lower register is undecorated.

Classification
Architectural Elements
Technique
Relief
Medium
Limestone
Culture
Coptic
Period
Byzantine period
Century
5th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Provenance

Unknown, formerly of the Kevorkian Collection. Said to be from Bawit.

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